Advarra is looking for a Senior Software Test Engineer to ensure the high quality of their clinical research software releases, improve testing processes, and mentor other testers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience testing web applications, databases, and interfaces
- 7+ years of experience testing web applications, databases, and interfaces
- 4+ years of experience leading testing projects
- 4+ years effectively managing software testing projects across multiple testers
- 4+ years of experience with Agile methodologies including leading Agile ceremonies
- 2+ years of experience leveraging test and deployment automation within the SDLC pipeline
- Familiarity with manual and automated test strategies
Responsibilities
- Leading testing efforts for large projects or entire products (coordinating the testing of global teams, communicating priorities and deadlines, developing risk-based test strategies, etc.)
- Coaching and providing feedback for other testers on the team and actively seeking mentoring opportunities for peers and less senior coworkers
- Representing the Software Test Engineering team at product meetings (providing testing updates, escalating quality concerns, etc.)
- Suggesting improvements to testing, processes, strategies, and best practices
- Driving initiatives for the testing organization
- Creatively and efficiently testing web-based research related software, including developing and manually executing test cases
- Coordinating with automation test engineers to develop a robust set of automated tests to be used for regression and validation of our products
Other
- High school diploma
- Bachelor’s degree
- Aptitude for excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to exchange ideas and information within all levels of the company
- Strong attention to detail to identify defects and usability issues
- Experience leading with Root Cause Analysis and Corrective/Preventative Action initiatives
